The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. 8 y/ _6 ?% G, B/ o# p $ w5 v k$ G' Z( q0 sMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. , }5 N1 B) n$ x- M9 y. c- [8 \+ \2 P+ {
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?